Foundation Day Issue | July 2020

The Bengal Obstetric and Gynaecological Society Website: www.bogs.org.in | Email: [email protected]

Telemedicine in Current ObGyn Practice

Distance means so little when someone means so much and effort especially of rural patients, as they need not travel ~ Tom McNeal long distances for obtaining consultation and treatment. In this type of scenario, even beyond the pandemic, telemedicine isasters and pandemics pose unique challenges to can provide an optimal solution for not just providing timely Dproviding health care. With 500+ million smart phone users (December 2019 data) India was conveniently poised inconvenience of the patient and family associated with travel. to embrace telemedicine as an important component to and faster access. It would also reduce financial costs and healthcare services. The WFH culture propped up by the facility are many. Less staff employment and reallocation COVID pandemic has undoubtedly boosted the use of digital of responsibilitiesThe benefits of for telemedicine those involved reaped in atproviding the health physical care technology in education and health care. When we shop care. There is higher likelihood of maintenance of records online, bank online, pay bills online, work online and documentation hence minimalizing the and even pray online can online medical help be likelihood of missing out on advice. Digital far behind? prescriptions have the advantage of a permanent Telemedicine is well suited for scenarios in record at subsequent visits and negates the which medical practitioners can evaluate and doctor hand writing woes many patients face. manage patients without physically attending to Written documentation also increases the legal them. Developed initially and directed towards protection of both parties. reaching out to rural and remote geographical The limitation of telemedicine which areas with limited access to specialist care, most old school colleagues would point out telemedicine has gently crept into all aspects of are the dangers of diagnosing an ailment health care delivery. without physical examination and losing out on the touch and physical presence so telemedicine. The obvious advantage during essential to heal. The counter point would be the Therepandemic are is restricting a number physical of benefits visits thus of the gradual drift observed over the last few limiting exposing both health care workers decades to increasingly rely on laboratory and patients to contagious infections. Vulnerable population investigations for a ‘clinical’ diagnosis. The video call option through teleconsultation would be considered by many to iatrogenic COVID-19 exposure during a clinician visit and be a reasonable substitute to a physical meet. Nevertheless postponingshould not haveneeded to facecare. the Telemedicine difficult choice can between provide risking rapid it needs to be highlighted that some inherent limitations of access to medical practitioners who may otherwise not this technology will need to be accepted amidst the immense be immediately available in person. In India, providing in- person healthcare is challenging, particularly given the large In ObGyn practice triage is an important step in geographical distances and limited resources. One of the teleconsultation.benefits. If the patient complains of symptoms which major advantages of telemedicine can be for saving of cost

need immediate treatment she should be advised first-aid, life

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Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 9 Page 10 BOGSMessages Times District Corner: Up, Close and Personal Team BOGS BOGSCON 45 1 Paschim Bardhaman FOGSI Prizes measuring measures and directed to attend principles mentioned in the guidelines need Managing Committee the emergency department of the hospital. to be followed. Thereafter undergoing and 2019-2020 This could include persistent heavy bleeding, qualifying such a course would be essential acute abdominal pain or other symptoms prior to practice of telemedicine. President: suggestive of requiring immediate medical Dr Dibyendu Banerjee attention. prescription in a teleconsultation however Hony Secretary: Some antenatal visits and many a e-prescriptionThere is no fixedneeds format to be forprovided issuing to a Dr M M Samsuzzoha gynaecological follow up patients can the patient at the end of every consultation. President Elect: comfortably be managed by teleconsultation. It is also to be noted that teleconsultation Dr Bhaskar Pal New patients initially may pose a challenge guidelines do not provide for consultations Immediate Past President: Dr Sudhir Adhikari to some clinicians however the same outside the jurisdiction of India. RMPs may Immediate Past Secretary: clinical acumen in establishing a diagnosis, use any telemedicine tool suitable for carrying Dr Basab Mukherjee extending a treatment protocol and advising out technology-based patient consultation Sr Vice President: supporting laboratory investigations would e.g. telephone, video, devices connected Dr Shyamal Sett apply. over LAN, WAN, Internet, mobile or landline 2nd Vice President: phones, social media forums like WhatsApp, Dr Abinash Chandra Ray the board of governors in supersession of Facebook Messenger etc. or mobile apps 3rd Vice President: the TheMedical field Councilof telemedicine of India got along a boost with when NITI or internet based digital platforms for Dr Mausumi De Banerjee Hony Treasurer: AAYOG published the Indian Telemedicine telemedicine or data transmission systems Dr Ramprasad Dey Guidelines 2020 in March 2020. (https:// like skype/ email/ fax etc. Hony Jt Secretary: www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Telemedicine.pdf). Telemedicine holds great promise and Dr Biswajyoti Guha will continue to grow and be adopted by Hony Clinical Secretary: the legality of teleconsultation. more healthcare practitioners and patients Dr Amit Basu TheThe guidelines purpose clarifiedof these guidelines India’s position is to give on in a wide variety of forms. According to Hony Jt Clinical Secretary: practical advice to doctors so that all services a McKinsey Digital India report released Dr Tulika Jha and models of care used by doctors and last year, telemedicine models possess the MC Members: Dr Abhinibesh Chatterjee health workers are encouraged to consider technical capability to handle up to half of the Dr Alpana Chhetri the use of telemedicine as a part of normal in-person outpatient consultations in India. Dr Bipasa Sen practice. Urgent action is required to transform health Dr Bulbul Raichaudhuri The Telemedicine Guidelines require care delivery and scale up our systems by Dr Chaitali Datta Ray doctors to maintain the same standard of unleashing the power of digital technology. Dr Debasmita Mandal care during a teleconsultation as they would It is important for all clinicians to adapt and Dr Dipanwita Banerjee during an in-person consultation. It provides embrace this new technology in our clinical Dr Jayita Chakrabarti norms and protocols relating to physician- practice. Dr Mahua Bhattacharya Dr Nirmala Pipara patient relationship; issues of liability and Dr Saktirupa Chakraborty negligence; evaluation, management and The secret of change is to focus all of Dr Sandip Kumar Sengupta treatment; informed consent; continuity your energy not on fighting the old, but on Dr Seetha Ramamurthy Pal of care; referrals for emergency services; building the new ~ Socrates Dr Sebanti Goswami medical records; privacy and security of the Dr Suranjan Chakrabarti patient records and exchange of information; —Dr. Basab Mukherjee Dr Susmita Chattopadhyay prescribing; and reimbursement; health MBBS (Vellore) MD (Vellore) MC Members (Jr): education and counselling. FRCOG (London) FICOG Dr Mariam Khanam Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Sanjib Dutta An online program will be developed and made available by the MCI. A mandatory Dr Sujoy Dasgupta FOGSI Vice President Elect 2021 online course needs to be completed by all Special Invitees: Organising Secretary AICOG 2022 Dr Alok Basu registered medical practitioners (RMPs) FIGO Regional Coordinator (South Asia) Dr Kalpana Sarkar intending to provide online consultation Safe Abortion Committee Dr Soma Basak AICC RCOG East Zone Fellow Representative

Bulletin & within three years of its notification. Till then, Website Committee Advisors: New Members Annual Members Dr Sudip Chakravorty Dr Sukanta Misra Dr Jayita Mukhopadhyay, Dr Tulika Roy, Dr Anita Bhattacharyya, Dr Lubui Chairpersons: Dr Chaitali Datta Ray Soren, Dr Saheli Kapat, Dr Ritu Sharma, Dr Avik Ghosh, Dr Ritu Sharma, Dr Susmita Chattopadhyay Dr Neetu Kumari, Dr Paromita Roy, Dr Swarnalika Samaddar, Dr Sumona Secretaries: Dr Rajasish Majumder Ghosh, Dr Prithwish Karan, Dr Shalini Rakesh, Dr Tanushree Mahata, Dr Dr Poushali Sanyal Paromita Roy, Dr Swarnalika Samaddar, Dr Sumona Ghosh, Dr Prithwish Members: Dr Sujata Datta Karan, Dr Neetu Kumari, Dr Ritwik Ghosh Halder, Dr Saunak Maji, Dr Ifra Dr Ayesha Khan Iqbal, Dr Binita Kumar, Dr Apurba Pailan, Dr Asim Sarkar, Dr Namrata VP in Charge: Dr Abinash Chandra Ray Bhattacharyya

2 BOGSTimes President Speaks ... Hony. Secretary Speaks ... Respected Teachers, Seniors, Dear Seniors, Colleagues and Friends Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It’s a pleasure and honor to greet you as the President of your In thisHope extraordinary this will find crisis you inmy good thoughts spirit and society. Hope you and your family prayershealth in are this with difficult all of timeyou in of the Covid BOGSIAN 19 pandemic. family. are well. We are maybe going It’s just over 14 months since the present managing committee took over and exactly our life. throughA pandemic the most in difficult the form times of ofCovid, an economic Secretary of the society. As in obstetric terminology this committee disaster due to lockdown, woes of lakhs of migrant couldone year be called since a I ‘post-mature’ wrote to you one for as the it has first been time forced as the to Honorary continue labourers and then struck by the super cyclone past its term due to the unprecedented global health emergency. I Amphaan. These few months seem to have changed would therefore like to look back to our journey so far and do some our lives drastically, hopefully for the better. Your bogs introspection as I am sure this is the last time I am writing to you has extended a helping hand to our fraternity, mainly in my current position. the junior doctors working in medical colleges by With your help and active support we have been able to providing them 280 PPE kits, 900 N95 masks and 800 successfully organise many programmes in last one year, some protective goggles. of them were routine and some were extraordinary. If I take you As promised we resumed the stalled Election back to our President Dr Dibyendu Banerjee’s acceptance speech process and completed the elections. The Managing in the last Annual General Meeting on 18th May 2019 I am sure you Committee in 13th MC meeting held on 23rd June would clearly remember ‘Inclusive BOGS’ as our proposed mission. 2020, after a detailed discussion requested the present committee to continue till the special general meeting by inviting and felicitating the presidents of other six Obstetric & to be held on a digital platform on 25th July 2020 from GynaecologicalWe initiated that Societies inclusive of journey West Bengal for the on first our time 83rd in Foundationthe history 12 noon. Day. We also incorporated a new section called District Corner On 23rd June, we had the 35th Dr Sudhir Chandra in our own mouthpiece, The BOGS Times to increase fellowship Bose Memorial Oration delivered by Dr Dhiman among our friends across the state. However the Final mark of Ganguly, a renowned Pulmonologist of Bengal, on inclusiveness our society created was by conceptualising and PULMONOLOGY OF PREGNANCY. Milan’, the conference of the Obstetric & Doctors’ Day was celebrated by garlanding Dr B. Gynaecological Societies of West Bengal in February 2020. organisingEncouraged the first by successever ‘ of Endogyn conferences in the city was organized along with Rotary Club of Calcutta the managing committee decided to showcase our in-house KankurgachiC. Roy’s picture and in ourwe office.collected A Blood 40 units,Donation 25 Campfrom talents in endoscopy. I am proud today to remind you that your our members who voluntarily donated. I take this BOGS successfully presented an unique inclusive live endoscopy opportunity to thank them all. workshop of it’s own called EndoBOGS in November 2019. Our We will have the 62nd Sir Kedarnath Das Memorial inclusiveness was not limited to our profession only. Under the able Oration to be delivered by Professor Tim Draycott leadership of our president we dared to go beyond the boundary FRCOG, Vice President RCOG UK, on Assisted Vaginal and break the barrier between our profession and the community. Birth in the 21st Century. The success of our signature event ‘Health Mela 2020’ is the The 84th Foundation Day will be celebrated on glaring example of our commitment. Your BOGS has also shown its social responsibility by providing BOGS on 25th July 2020, where this 13th edition of BOGSa Digital Times Platform will be for released. the first The time 25th in theDr Bamandas history of the frontline of Covid-19 war. We also showed our courage Mukherjee Memorial Foundation Day Oration will be andPPE compassion kits worth Rsto fivethe lakhscommunity to our by junior organising doctors a fighting voluntary on delivered by Dr Sanjay Gupte, Past President FOGSI on blood donation camp in the middle of a pandemic on 1st of July Screening of Pre eclampsia: From Theory To Practice. 2020. On behalf of the entire managing committee I express my We will also have an Industry Symposia where sincere thanks and gratitude for your whole hearted support and Dr Asha Baxi from Indore will speak on PCOS — The appreciation on all these initiatives. Patient’s Journey. Our own Dr Seetha Ramamurthy Pal Friends, amidst all these new ventures we did not forget will speak on Vaccination in Women. about our routine programme for a moment. The glittering 83rd Foundation day celebration and ever so successful BOGSCON 45 Members who have touched 80 this year. Our team are two examples among many academic programmes throughout wishesAs in them previous all a long years and we healthy will felicitate life. five Senior the year. We would like to thank Bayer Zydus Pharma and It is said that ‘Every good thing must come to an end’. it’s time GSK for being an integral part of this Foundation Day. to say good bye, its time to hang up my boots as honorary secretary of the society. Its an extraordinary and memorable journey. Thank BEFORE ENDING I WISH YOU ALL BE SAFE, BE you once again for making me feel I was never alone in this eventful POSITIVE, BE STRONG. WE SHALL OVERCOME. journey. Thank you Stay safe and stay healthy. Long Live BOGS Long live BOGS! Jai Hind. Dr M M Samsuzzoha Dr Dibyendu Banerjee BOGSTimes 3 District Corner Corona in Durgapur: As the city reacts and adapts Dr Dipanwita Sen, MD, CCT, FRCOG Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Mission Hospital, Durgapur

Durgapur, The Steel city of Eastern India is a small tier-2 After the initial scare, Durgapur city in Paschim Bardhaman with a population of around was remarkably calm for 7 lakhs. This city was the dream child of the phenomenal few weeks. While disease Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy and was planned by 2 American and deaths soared elsewhere, people here got a sense of Architects Joseph Allen Stein and Benjamin Polk in 1955. It complacence. There were no cases being reported and has picked up as an educational and medical hub and lies people started coming out of homes, children were seen on just 170km north-west of Kolkata. the streets in the evenings. In mid-May 2020, thunder struck again. This time another detected in Durgapur, it was in our hospital and the patient two covid+ patients were reported from another hospital wasIn April from 2020, a neighbouring when the first city. Covid The news positive went patient viral. wasPublic and there was a huge uproar. The management came to response was initially of denial but within few hours it rescue on media, explaining the actions and precautions changed to “acceptance and avoid”. This small town went to taken. Shops which had gradually started opening, closed the media, started boycotting its healthcare workers. Our down again. The “knee-jerk” reaction of the public was staff were not allowed to go home from work, not allowed stunning. Hospitals and healthcare workers became villains to buy milk and vegetables from the vendor who had served again. Now when unlocking is on, there are new covid cases so lovingly for so many years now. Our nurses were asked cropping up every day in a new corner. People are confused to vacate rented places and we felt like aliens among our and genuinely scared for their lives. own people. The hospital management had come to the Social distancing, masks and sanitizers have become a part rescue of its staff and housed them in a separate partly of everyday life. People go out of homes as compulsion. built new building. The workers who had come in contact Socialisation has undergone a massive change with people with the patient were tested and quarantined. Fortunately, avoiding crowded places, malls, restaurants and temples. they were all negative. A strange feeling of depression and Like big cities, work from home by private sectors, online disgust, along with scare for our own lives and our families classes by schools and private tutors, visit to doctors and struck us at one go. Going to work everyday, with people hospitals only if necessary have become the norm. Online watching from balconies, (wondering how come I was still transactions which weren’t so much in vogue in Durgapur, alive!!!) became routine. We continued to serve. have picked up. Entertainment is restricted to social media Patients had an altogether different experience to share. on phones, but it has a dangerous side too. Affected persons One day, I saw a lady with her husband in the clinic. He was are being ridiculed badly in this city; people are showing their “small town” mentality. This is all out of panic and lack of a sense of security. 18an academicianweeks pregnant at a then. Tokyo They university. had to spendThey had 14 daysflown in out a Finally, now it is a very insecure city with cases rising quarantinein the last flight centre that in leftKolkata. the country They had before felt isolatedlockdown, and wife in huge numbers and there is clear lack of leadership scared. They were refused by few other treatment centres and guidance. Life is being lived with “one day at a time before reaching us in Durgapur. The history of travel from concept”. Situation is grim and we doctors as a group seem abroad was the tipping point. By that time our hospital powerless, the “victims” and the “vectors”, driven by their sense of duty to serve and taken aback by thoughts of tomorrow, who knows what is in store. stayhad awith “Covid and +” has tag delivered and hence a healthy wasn’t thebaby first now. choice Profusely made gratefulby her parents. they were, However, with the finally acceptance it was us and she care. chose to

4 BOGSTimes Up, Close and Personal Dr Bulbul Raichaudhuri

Dr Bulbul Raichaudhuri, a wonderful clinician, a kind hearted doctor and a dynamic force of our society, has been associated with BOGS for a long time. Dr Amit Basu, Dr Basab Mukherjee and Dr Tulika Jha met in her CF block residence in Salt Lake, to get a glimpse of her professional and personal sojourn.

BT: Bulbul Di, let’s begin from the beginning. Please tell us about your early days and childhood. High School from where I appeared for my school final BRC: I was born on January 30,1941in Barisal, a fairly large and cultured town in undivided Bengal, which later Kharagpurexamintions College, in 1956. a Ico-educational was the first girl one, ever and from passed that became a part of East Pakistan. My father, Dr Sudhangshu school to have secured first division. Thereafter, I joined Kumar Sengupta, was a doctor and he practiced stood third in my college. radiology there. He had also installed an X-ray machine Imy would ISc from like there to mention in 1958. that I secured I feel firstthe divisionstandard and of in our house in those days and had a roaring practice education was much better in the schools in Barisal in those parts of Bengal. My mother, Mrs. Nani Rani during those times. Even the civic conditions were Sengupta, was a homemaker. She was a very progressive better there. There was no electricity in Kharagpur, lady and both my parents always encouraged us in our other than inside the railways’ colony. studies and all other activities as well. I had an elder BT: Why did you join medical college? Did your father sister and a younger brother who was also a doctor inspire you to study medicine? and retired as the head of the department of oncology BRC: While studying ISc, I was really fond of chemistry from N R S Medical College. My uncles and their families and wanted to pursue it. But my father wanted me to lived in the same neighbourhood. We had a very nice study medicine, more so as my sister couldn’t because and peaceful childhood in Barisal, which was a beautiful of the trying times. It was during that period that my town surrounded by rivers on all sides. It was politically mother underwent a major operation in Eden Hospital quiet too, unlike other big towns, which were by then under Prof Sudhir Chandra Bose. She was in severe hotbeds of political (freedom movement) activity. postoperative shock and it was Prof Bose and his team’s BT: When did you come to Calcutta, Didi? hard work and untiring efforts that she recovered. This BRC: In 1950, there was a major religious riot in Barisal and major event really motivated me to pursue medicine so that even I could help alleviate people’s sufferings. So, I leaving everything behind. My father had to leave joined Medical College, Bengal on August 1, 1958. almost all the Hindu families there had to flee overnight, behind his successful medical practice and his beloved BT: How was college life? Your academic excellence must X-ray machine as well. We came to Calcutta in March have made you a favorite of the professors? that year and started living in my uncle’s (father’s BRC: I enjoyed college life and my hostel life in Swarnamoyee cousin) place with his family near the College Street Hostel. I had received the coveted “Priyanath Datta and Harrison Road intersection. I have to mention the Legacy” scholarship following my ISc results and that magnanimity of my uncle here, as he had a small family helped me during my college life. I also secured honours with a young kid but he gave shelter to marks in Chemistry (known as Biochemistry our family of six and his in-laws’ family during those trying times. This cannot in 1963 and after completing the PRCA be thought of in these days of nuclear (internship)now). I passed training, my finalI joined MBBS Eden examination hospital as families. a house surgeon. And school. It must have been affected BT: I would like to share an incident of my severely. student life. During my fourth year in college, I BRC: Not really. In Barisal, I started my suffered from severe thrombophlebitis of both education in Jagadish Saraswat Vidyalaya legs so much so that I had to get admitted in Ezra and moved later to the government building of Medical College. Investigations like school, Sadar Girls’ School. I was a good Doppler study and venography were not easily available in the 1962s. As a result I had to go subjects as well as in my class. When through painful procedures like milk injections westudent moved and to Kolkata, always I stood was in first the fourth in all etc. Prof J B Chatterjee prepared a vaccine from my throat swab that gave me temporary standard in Victoria Institution. In November 1950, my relief. Later, Prof Moni Chhetri diagnosed it as a case of fatherstandard took but up gota job admitted in the Railways in the fifthin Kharagpur and we joined Inda Krishnalal Shiksha Niketan there. I had I use crepe bandage in both my legs. I also use special to change my school again next year when my father shoesvenous to insufficiency alleviate excruciating of both lower pain inlimbs my feet.and till date, quit his railways job. I then joined Atulmoni Girls’ BOGSTimes 5 worked there with Dr Madan Mohan Datta and Dr Gour Chatterjee for 5 long years and those were very fruitful years for me as I learnt a lot about all aspects of our

a master accoucheur and I picked up lot of clinical and softsubject skills from from Dr him. Datta. But He all was through a very this efficient I had surgeon,one goal in my mind and that was to obtain a PG degree. BT: When did you obtain your PG degree, Didi? BRC: permitted to go on a study leave without pay for my MDAfter degree, a long which struggle I completed and perseverance, from Eden I was Hospital finally

for juniors working in DSP hospital to pursue post in 1975. I stood first in my batch. This opened doors I was very fortunate to work under Prof Srimanta Banerjee,graduation who courses, was my which thesis till guide. then My was thesis very topic difficult. was BT: Why did you choose Obstetrics & Gynaecology? about Lecithin-Sphingomyelin ratio in liquor amnii and BRC: Honestly speaking, I preferred Surgery but opted for Ob its relation with RDS and Prof Kanai Lal Mukherjee of & Gyn as it seemed to be a wise and practical choice for ICH guided me in my research work. Initially I was very a lady doctor then. Moreover, the O & G department had puzzled as it was a completely non-clinical topic and I such great doctors and teachers that I decided to join was spending all my hours in the lab, which at times got very frustrating but I slowly came to terms with it and N N Roychowdhury’s unit and later on in Dr Prabodh tried to learn as much of the subject as possible. Chandrahouse surgeonship Das’s (Sir K there. N Das’s I started son) unit to workand was first there in Prof for BT: Eden hospital at that time had so many wonderful 18 months. I then completed six months of honorary HS ship in the medicine department as well. This was to facilitate my MRCOG prospects. BRC: Yes, all teachers including the clinical tutors in Eden atteachers. that time Is therewere anyonewonderful. who We influenced had Prof you? Kripa Mitra, BT: Did you also complete your post graduation from Eden Prof J.K. Chatterjee, Prof N.N. Roychowdhury, Prof. Hospital? Sreemanta Banerjee, Prof P.C. Das as our revered BRC: Oh, that’s a long story! After completing my D.G.O teachers and next to them were Dr Ajit Sarkar, Dr Durlav course in Eden Hospital in 1966, I registered for the Dutta, Dr Jagabandhu Mitra, Dr Kalyani Mukherjee, Dr M.O. course in Calcutta University, which used to be a Sailesh Chakraborty and so many others. But I was non-stipendiary post at that time. All postgraduates really mesmerized by Prof Baidyanath Chakraborty’s used to work elsewhere so also I decided to join some lectures. He was a fantastic teacher and I remember his service but I made a Himalayan blunder by informing classes vividly. His notes had helped me immensely in

got cancelled. I was very disheartened by this and still Why didn’t you join the state health services after the university office about it. As a result my registration BT: regret following this piece of advice given by my then completionknowing the of subject your MD and degree? in passing M.D. final exam. boss at Eden hospital. BRC: Since I was on a study leave from DSP hospital, I had BT: What did you do next? to rejoin there. I worked there for three more years BRC: I joined a small hospital in Kustore, six miles from and then got myself transferred to another SAIL unit Dhanbad, under the Raniganj Coal Association. After in Calcutta. Actually I got married in 1975 Jan in my working there for six moths, I joined the Durgapur last year of post graduation, after submitting my thesis Steel Plant Main Hospital that was under Hindustan (1974 Dec). By the time I passed my exam in August Steel Limited (Steel Authority of India Limited now). I ‘75, my mother in law became very ill and that’s why I came to Calcutta. I worked in this small unit for nine

My seniors here did not allow me to see gynaecology patientslong years and but I was these compelled years were to treat very general difficult ailments for me. only. I felt like I was forgetting my subject and though patients and employees liked me a lot, I resigned from the job in 1988. I started my independent private practice and it was the love of my SAIL employee patients that I had a wide circle of patients even in the initial phase. My classmate Dr Aruna Ganguly, Dr Jyoti Ghosh, Late Dr Prasanta Bakshi and Late Dr Debashish

phase. I will never forget the help and affection I had receivedMukherjee from were Late of Dr great Amiya help Mukherjee to me in and this Dr difficult Gopa Mukherjee. BT: Didi, tell us about your personal life.

6 BOGSTimes BRC: I got married in January ’75. My husband, Mr Amalendu I have a son Ayan who was born in 1976. He did his Post Raichaudhuri, was an Additional Commissioner of Doctoral studies from UPenn, Philadelphia, USA and is, Sales Tax and they had an ancestral home in Kumartuli. presently an Assistant Professor in Amity University, He was a very nice person, a real gentleman and a very Kolkata since 2017. He is my pillar of support now. progressive individual. He hailed from a very educated BT: Let’s talk about your association with BOGS. When and family and he and my in laws were very supportive how did it start? of my profession. Without his support, I couldn’t BRC: Though I had heard the name of BOGS during my have achieved or done so much professional and HSship, but I became a member in 1967. I was working organizational work. Unfortunately, he suffered a CVA in DSP hospital at that time and it was Dr Madan Datta in 2000 and developed bilateral hemianopia. He also who persuaded me to become a member. It was Dr fractured both his femoral necks and later underwent bilateral hip replacements. All these ailments took a toll clinical meeting outside Calcutta, in Durgapur. AndDatta’s it wasendeavor on Gitadi’s because (Prof of whichGita Ganguly BOGS heldMukherjee) its first life.on his mental health as well. He finally passed away in insistence that I participated in the executive body 2015. These 15 years were a very difficult phase of my BOGSTimes election for the first time. I have been an EC member7 almost continuously since then and have also been executive committee member of all these bodies and a part of several sub committees, especially the am still working with the latter two organisations. Perinatology and the Public Awareness committees. It’s Gita Di (Prof Gita Ganguly Mukherjee) persuaded me like my extended family now. to join ISOPARB. She has always inspired, encouraged I have been a part of innumerable programmes, and often compelled me to be more enthusiastic about conferences, BOGSCONs, AICOGs and specially the academics and also in organizational activities. I have AICOG 2007 which was held in Calcutta. I was the contributed chapters in several books published by convenor of the Registration Committee then and we Jaypee Brothers and also written articles for some had worked really hard to make the conference a grand journals. I have also delivered nine orations in various success. forums. Gitadi persuaded me for all these academic BT: Didi, please share with us the story behind acquiring works. the plot number AQ 10/3 of BOGS. BT: You have had a busy and tough life, Didi. How do you BRC: When Dr Shobha Ghosh was our president, she had unwind? What are your other likes? requested the then CM, Mr. Jyoti Basu, for a plot of BRC: I am very fond of recitation and am passionate about land for BOGS and we had been allotted this particular acting and drama. I have organized and acted in many plot and another one in Kankurgachhi under the plays during my school life, college life, in Durgapur, CIT scheme. I was entrusted to pursue the matter regarding the Salt lake plot. It was a long struggle as the celebrations of CF Block Residents’ Association. But then Deputy Secretary just brushed away the matter haven’tSAIL Retired participated Officers’ in such Association activities andof late. Durga Puja saying that it was more than 10 years since the plot I have been associated with public awareness and was allotted and our society had not paid any money to health camps for thirty long years and want to continue the government to seal the deal. I then approached the as long as I can. BT: You have been associated with BOGS for a long time after several meetings and tenures of three presidents, now. Do you see any difference between then and now? weChief could Secretary, register Mr the Anish plot Majumdarin our society’s directly name. and During finally these three long years, I was pursuing the matter BRC: One prominent difference is the financial aspect. As during the presidentship of Dr Ashoke Ghosh. help needy medical students with scholarships. Our programswe are more are secureon a larger financially, scale and we aremore now glamorous able to Wecontinuously. all thank you The for plot your was hard finally work handed and perseverance, over to BOGS BT: now. The soul and spirit are the same, though. the fruits of which are being enjoyed by all of us. AMWI is also an association, which is as close to your heart. Another welcome change is the nice and friendly Please tell us about it. relation between the seniors specially the President, VPs, Secretary and the juniors. BRC: AMWI (Association of Medical Women in India) is a voluntary organization established in Bombay in BT: Before we end, are there any words of advice you would like to give fellow BOGSians and your juniors? organization MWIA (Medical Women’s International BRC: My message is that you are very very intelligent and Association).the year 1907. The ItWB is branch affiliated runs to a charitable the international hospital masters in academics. But I feel that for the juniors at 47, AJC Bose Road called Mission Hospital where I the clinical part is not given as much importance as it work as a consultant gynaecologist. I was its Secretary should be. It could be because of the short MBBS tenure and President for six years each. or the overemphasis on gadgets and investigations. I The association organizes academic programmes would request you all to hone your clinical skills and apart from running a hospital. I was the organizing immerse yourself in this profession with all your heart. chairperson of an international conference held in I wish you all the success in your lives. Thank you. Kolkata in 2015, which was a grand success. It also organises a lot of public awareness programmes and health check up camps in schools, urban slums and remote villages. Training for “Nursing Assistant” course is also imparted to young women from the lower economic strata of society and from destitute homes. The society gave me an opportunity to meet doctors from other disciplines and work with legends like Dr M Catchatoor. Dr Arati Roy and Dr Sobha Ghosh were my inspiration both in AMWI and BOGS. Dr Urmila Khanna, the renowned surgeon was also very close to me in AMWI. BT: Didi, share with us your work with other organisations namely IMA (Cal Br), ISOPARB, R N Ganguly Foundation and Calcutta Medical Club. BRC: I have been an active member of all the above organisations for the past several years. I was an

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It is our proud privilege to announce that Team BOGS 2018-19 under the leadership of Prof Sudhir Adhikari has received an unprecedented number of awards at the FOGSI national level.

In the Category A societies (membership strength more than applied for. 200) Bengal Society has bagged four of the five awards we had FOGSI - Dr. D K Tank Reproductive Health Care Promotion Trophy • FOGSI - Dr. Sadhana Desai Population Stabilization Promotion Prize • Dr. Chitrathara and Dr. Gangadharan Preventive & Research Oncology Award • FOGSI - President’s Rotating Trophy

Members• of Bengal Society can feel proud visiting the link below on the FOGSI website https://www.fogsi.org/wp-content/uploads/awards/result/ result-society-awards-updated-2019.pdf

BOGSTimes 9 BOGSCON45th Annual Conference of The Bengal Obstetric & Gynaecological Society

The Westin, Kolkata | December 13-15, 2019

he 45th Annual Conference of BOGS, “BOGSCON 45” was held from TDecember 13th to 15th 2019 at The Westin, New Town, Kolkata. 621 delegates from in and around Kolkata attended the conference, of which 245 were esteemed faculty. The notable National Faculties were, Dr Nandita Palshetkar, President, FOGSI, Dr Jaydeep Tank, Secretary General FOGSI, Dr Girija Wagh and Dr Sudarshan Suresh. Dr Rashmi Yadav (Nepal) attended the conference as International faculty. Three parallel Master classes were held on “Fetal Medicine”, “Critical Care in Obstetrics” and “Male Infertility & IUI” on Friday December 13th 2019. Apart from this the academia included 10 Symposiums, 10 Industry Sessions, 1 Keynote Lecture, 2 Capsules, 2 Panel Discussions, 2 Panposiums, the Dr D C Dutta Memorial Oration, the Dr Subodh Sur Roy CME and an Open Forum on Medicolegal Issues in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. For our aspiring young gynaecologists there were 9 Free Paper Sessions and 1 Poster Session where 39 free papers and 21 Posters were presented.

10 BOGSTimes Master Classes during BOGSCON 45: In Master class on Critical Care the Master class on Fetal Medicine the topics discussed were: USG Evaluation of Bleeding in Early Pregnancy, 11-14thWeek Scan for the Modern Obstetrician Pros & Cons, Fetal Echo Today, NIPS Current Status, Evaluation of growth in MCDA twins, Stage Based Management of FGR and Placenta Accreta Spectrum. The eminent faculties were Dr Prasanna Roy, Dr Sudarshan Suresh, Dr Pradip Goswami, Dr Seetha Ramamurthy Pal, Dr Kanchan Mukherjee and Dr Kusagradhi Ghosh. Dr Mamtaz Sanghamita, Dr Tulika Jha, Dr Biman Kumar Chakrabarty, Dr Narayan Jana, Dr Pushan Kundu and Dr Sajal Datta chaired the sessions. In the Master class on Critical Care in Obstetrics the topics discussed were: CPR in Pregnancy: BLS Practice, Airway in Pregnant Woman, Vascular Access & Support, PPH, Recognizing Critical Illness in Pregnancy and Indication for Critical Care admission in Obstetric Patients, Fluid Management in the Critical Obstetric Patient, Acute Kidney Injury in Obstetrics and DIC in Obstetrics. The eminent faculties were Dr Jayita Chakrabarti, Dr Arindam Kar, Dr Santanu Bagchi, Dr Shakya Majumder, Dr Sudipta Mukherjee, Dr Arup Kumar Majhi, Dr Ashis Kr Mukhopadhyay, Dr Suresh Ramasubban, Dr Srabani Basu, Dr Abhijit Taraphder and Dr Subhash Chandra Biswas. The sessions were chaired by Dr Arnab Basak, Dr Hiralal Konar and Dr Sukanta Misra. In the Master class on Male Infertility & IUI the topics discussed were: Ovarian Stimulation Protocols in IUI, Case Scenarios on Different Semen Analysis Results, Case Based Discussion on Azoospermia, Rational Investigation in Male Infertility, How to Increase Success Rate of IUI, How to set up an IUI Unit and Challenges in IUI Techniques. The eminent faculties were Dr Anindita Singh, Dr Sujoy Dasgupta, Dr Suparna Banerjee, Dr Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, Dr Indranil Saha, Dr Aindri Sanyal and Dr Rohit Gutgutia. Dr Abhinibesh Chatterjee, Dr Gita Ganguly Mukherjee and Dr Krishnendu Gupta chaired these sessions. BOGSTimes 11 Master Class on Fetal Medicine Master Class on Male Infertility & IUI

The 22nd Dr D C Dutta Memorial Oration was delivered Bhattacharyya and Dr Sudip Chakraborty. Dr Amit Basu by Dr Nandita Palshetkar, President, FOGSI (2019 - 20) on “The Journey of IVF”. M M Samsuzzoha elaborated upon Distant Endometriosis and There was a small cultural program after this, which Drdiscussed Dibyendu ‘Deep Banerjee Infiltrating dealt Endometriosis with the problem - An Overview’,of Recurrent Dr Endometriosis. exquisite Bihu dance by members of BOGS. Lively ‘Baul’ songs The much anticipated banquet dinner with DJ Music was wereincluded performed a mesmerizing by Bapi fluteBaul recital& group by from Master Santiniketan Anirban and at the an conference dinner held at the pool side of The Westin, New roof top of The Westin, New Town, Kolkata where101 delegates Town. held in the evening of December 14th 2019 at the 32nd floor The Inauguration Ceremony was held on December 14, During the Valedictory, the prizes for the free paper 2019. A graceful inaugural dance was performed by members competitionrelaxed after werea day announcedof scientific by deliberations. Dr Amit Basu, Hony Clinical of BOGS. The Chief Guest was Swami Sarvalokanandaji Maharaj, Secretary and Dr Tulika Jha, Hony Jt Clinical Secretary. Dr Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur while Prof Debashis Bhattacharyya, DME, West Bengal was the Dr Bohnishikha Talukdar (PGT, RGKMCH, Kolkata) the second Guest of Honour. The program was anchored by Dr Dipanwita prize,Roshni Dr Sethia Tamisha (MS Panigrahi PGT, RGKMCH, (PGT, IPGME&R,Kolkata) won Kolkata) the first the prize, third Banerjee and Dr Sujoy Dasgupta. The names of the four prize and Dr Puja Chatterjee (Senior Resident, CNCI, Kolkata) recipients of the BOGS Scholarship for needy and meritorious won the Judge’s choice prize in the Free paper competition. In over to Mr Hilton Khanra from R G Kar Medical College, Md IPGME&R, Kolkata), the second prize to Dr Saikat Tripathy Zonistudents from were Burdwan announced Medical and College, the first Mr cheques Kabiruddin were handedShaikh (PGT,the Poster RGKMCH, competition Kolkata) the and first third prize prize went to Dr to Manisha Dr Roma Mishra (PGT, from Medical College, Kolkata and Ms Selima Begam from NRS (2nd year MS PGT, CMC). Medical College. This was followed by a lucky draw conducted by Dr Mahua The Dr Subodh Sur Roy Memorial CME was on the topic Bhattacharya and Dr Tulika Jha where the delegates won many ‘Challenging Situations in Endometriosis’. The session was exciting gifts. chaired by Dr Gita Ganguly Mukherjee, Dr Partha Kumar

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CME on Novel Manage­ Public Awareness Programme on January 5, 2020: ment Strategies in High On the request of the organizers of “JKI” (Japan Karate Risk Pregnancy: The FOGSI India) Sundarban Cup Karate Championship 2020, a Public Practical Obstetrics & FOGSI Awareness Program on “Women’s Health” was organized at Safe Motherhood Committees Canning Stadium (Sports Complex) by BOGS along with Rotary and The Bengal Obstetric & Club of Calcutta, Kankurgachi. Gynaecological Society (BOGS) Dr Dibyendu Banerjee, President, BOGS and members of BOGS organized a CME on ”Novel (Dr Abinash Chandra Ray, Vice President, Dr Basab Mukherjee, Management Strategies in High Risk Pregnancy” on 22nd Immediate Past Secretary, Dr Saktirupa Chakraborty, December 2019 at Hotel Hindusthan International, Kolkata. A Chairperson, Public Awareness Committee, Dr Bipasa total of 79 doctors from in and around Kolkata attended the Sen, Secretary Public Awareness Committee, Dr Suranjan academic meet. Chakrabarti, Chairperson, Medical Disorder Committee) and Dr Sajal Datta deliberated on “Prevalence, Causes & Diagnosis Dr Minakshi Banerjee, President of Rotary Club of Calcutta, of Preterm Birth” and Dr Suvarna Khadilkar on “Modern Kankurgachi were present and they actively interacted with Evidence in Management of Preterm Birth: The Omega Story”. the audience at the program. The session was chaired by Dr Dibyendu Banerjee. Dr S C The organizers welcomed and felicitated Dr Dibyendu Banerjee, Biswas discussed the “Management of Preterm Birth: Current President of BOGS as Guest of Honour with a trophy after treatment options” and Dr Shyamal Sett spoke on ”Role of which Dr Saktirupa Chakraborty welcomed the dignitaries Micronutrients in Preventing Pregnancy Complications”. This to the dais. After a brief welcome speech by our President, session was chaired by Dr M M Samsuzzoha. Thereafter there there were interactive discussions moderated by Dr Basab was a panel discussion: Case Studies related to Preterm Birth Mukherjee and Dr Suranjan Chakrabarti on Cervical Cancer and which was moderated by Dr Basab Mukherjee.The esteemed its Prevention (Vaccination), Breast Cancer, Self-Examination panelists were Dr Alok Basu, Dr Susmita Chattopadhyay, Dr of Breast, Menstrual Problems including Menstrual Hygiene, Tulika Jha, Dr Sujata Datta, Dr Sarmistha Ganguli and Dr Sujoy white discharge/personal hygiene, Thalassemia prevention Dasgupta. and many other topics including myths on spinal anesthesia. Dr Minakshi Banerjee’s active interaction with the audience helped to clear wrong ideas about anesthesia (particularly spinal anesthesia) among the audience and is worthy of mention. About 35 ladies (most of them leaders from different Swanirbhar Groups) took part actively in the discussion. The organizers, on witnessing the impact of this program, requested BOGS to arrange more such events and assured us CME on “Improving Women’s Health”: FOGSI and The of their support. Bengal Obstetric & Gynaecological Society organized a CME on “Improving Women’s Health” on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Vivanta By Taj. A total of 101 doctors from in and around Kolkata attended the academic meet. Dr Dibyendu Banerjee spoke on “Nutrition Across different life stages of a female”, Dr Arun Madhab Boruah on “Advances in Contraceptives (Low- dose OCs & LARC etc)” and Dr Basab Mukherjee on “Hormone Replacement Therapy for optimizing Menopausal Health”. This session was chaired by Dr Sukanta Misra and Dr Sudhir Adhikari. A panel discussion involving Dr Alpana Chhetri, Dr Mariam Khanam and Dr Soma Basak followed on the topic Public Awareness Programme on PPTCT: A Public ’Improving Women’s Health’ which was moderated by Dr Awareness Program on PPTCT was organized by SAATHI on Sukanta Misra and Dr Sudhir Adhikari. 24.01.2020 at Green Building, Medical College, Kolkata among HIV positive mothers and their family members. Dr Abinash Chandra Ray and Dr Suranjan Chakrabarti represented BOGS at this event.

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BOGS & FOGSI CME Health Check up Camp on Healthy Womanhood: January 12, 2020: Public FOGSI and BOGS organized a Awareness & Community CME on Saturday, January 11, Service Committee of BOGS, 2020 at JW Marriott, Kolkata. Kolkata Menopause Society A total of 91 doctors from in & Friends of Tribal Society and around Kolkata attended organized a rural health check-up camp and community service programme at Habra, Battina on “Use of Progesterone in Luteal Phase Support” North 24 Pgs. A total 103 patients were screened for anemia, andthe academic Dr Bhaskar meet. Pal The on first“Current session Trends included in the talks Management by Dr Sarat diabetes and osteoporosis. of Miscarraige and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss”. The session Dr Nirmala Pipara, Dr Nupur Chakraborty, Dr Geetika and Dr Chairs were Dr Basudeb Mukherjee, Dr Kalidas Bakshi and Sagnik Saha gave valuable advice to the patients at the camp. Dr Pranati Sinha. The second session was a panel discussion Surprisingly Hb of 70% patients was normal. Four diabetic on ‘Role of Progesterone in Miscarriage’ which was discussed patients were diagnosed. 70% patients were found to have by panelists Dr Alpana Chhetri, Dr Biswajyoti Guha, Dr Jayita osteoporosis due to very poor intake of calcium in diet. All were Chakrabarti, Dr Poushali Sanyal, Dr Runa Bal and Dr Sukanta given proper dietary advice. Calcium, iron and other medicines Misra and was moderated by Dr Basab Mukherjee. were distributed free to all. The program was attended by senior members of Friends of Tribal Society, Mr Surendra Bafna and Mr Madhu Bafna. It was highly appreciated by all.

BEST 2020: of our society, was held on February 15-16th, 2020 at the auditorium of CSS College of ObGyn and Child Health, BEST Kolkata (BOGS EXAMINEES’and was attended SPECIAL by 161 TRAINING), post graduate the flagship students. PG Case Teaching presentations Program and tutorial classes on different practical issues were discussed between 9 am to 5 pm on both days. The sessions were mock exam situations, sometimes involving the whole auditorium. The attending students were from Medical College, Kolkata, NRS Medical College, R G Kar Medical College, National Medical College, Burdwan Medical College, BS Medical College, Bankura, Midnapore, Medical Colleges from Durgapur, and also DNB teaching Institutes like M R Bangur, SNP Hospital, Howrah General Hospital, Siliguri S D Hosp, B R Singh Hospital.75 faculties were involved in the teaching sessions, acting as examiners and among them were many professors and teachers from Medical Colleges and teaching institutes also. The subjects covered ranged from anemia in pregnancy and menstrual disorders to malignant ovarian tumors. Important clinical waste management, hand wash techniques, La Qshya program and thesis and research related questions. All the sessions were highlycases of interactive importance and for informative. final postgraduate examination and a few important co-curricular issues were discussed e.g, Biomedical

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A CME on “Updates in Gynaecological Oncology” was organized by Oncology Sub Committee of BOGS on Saturday, January 18th, 2020 at Auditorium of Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, College of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Childhealth, Kolkata. The

“Steps of Colposcopy & Colposcopy of Normal Cervix”, Dr Dipanwita Banerjee spoke on “Colposcopy of Infection and Neoplasia” &first Dr session Ranajit wasMandal a symposium on “Treatment on Colposcopy of CIN”. The and session Management was chaired of Cervical by Dr Pre Amit cancers Basu, where Dr Hiralal Dr M Konar,M Samsuzzoha Dr Kalidas spoke Bakshi on and Dr Subhash Chandra Biswas. The second session had live demonstration of Colposcopy and LEEP where the operating faculties were Dr Dipanwita Banerjee, Dr M M Samsuzzoha and Dr Ranajit Mandal. This session was chaired by Dr Ashis Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Dr Biman Kr Chakrabarty and Dr Sukanta Misra. Finally in the third session there was a Tumor Board Discussion involving experts Dr Manas Chakrabarti, Dr Ramprasad Dey, Dr Subrata Saha, Dr Srabanti Hazra, Dr Tanuka Das and Dr Tapas Maji. This was moderated by Dr Anik Ghosh and Dr Jaydip Bhaumik.

52nd Dr Subodh Mitra Memorial Oration & Clinical Health Check up Camp on January 19, 2020: Public Meeting: The 52nd Dr Subodh Mitra Memorial Oration & Awareness & Community Service Committee of The Bengal Clinical Meeting were held at Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, Kolkata Obstetric & Gynaecological Society & Kolkata Menopause on Saturday, January 18th, 2020. The program was attended Society organized a rural health check-up camp and community by 100 delegates. Dr Amita Maheswari, Prof & Head, Dept of service programme at Tenga Beria Free Primary School, East Gynaecological Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai Burdwan, Jaugram. delivered the oration on the topic: “Gynaecological Cancers: A total of 100 patients were examined. Anemia was very Looking Forward through the Rear View Mirror”. commonly seen. 30% patients had osteopenia and 40% had The cases presented in the fourth Clinical meeting were osteoporosis. One patient was diagnosed to have a lump “Unusual Case reports in Gynaecological Oncology” by Dr abdomen. Anirban Dasgupta from Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Dr Kalidas Bakshi, Dr Nirmala Pipara, Dr Geetika and Dr Sarkar Kolkata, Dr Upasana Palo from Saroj Gupta Cancer Research gave their valuable advice to the patients attending the camp. Institute, Kolkata and Dr Sunaina Wadhwa from Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata.

Fourth Clinical Meeting: Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020. Venue: Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, College of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Childhealth, Kolkata. Attendance: 100. The following case was presented: a) “Unusual Case reports in Gynaecological Oncology” by Dr Anirban Dasgupta from Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata; b) “Unusual Case Reports in Gynaecological Oncology” by Dr Upasana Palo from Saroj Gupta Cancer Research Institute, Kolkata; c) “Unusual Case Reports in Gynaecological Oncology” by Dr Sunaina Wadhwa from Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata. 18 BOGSTimes Milan

Milan - The Conference of the Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of West Bengal: The 1st Inaugural Conference “Milan”- The Conference of the Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of West Bengal was organized on February 22-23rd, 2020 at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, New Town, Kolkata. The theme of the Conference was “Controversies to Consensus”. 208 delegates from all over the state attended the conference and it was graced by national Faculties, Dr Hitesh Bhatt, Dr Manish Machave, Dr Geetendra Sharma, Dr Neeraj Nagpal, Dr Jagadeesh Narayana Reddy, Dr Krishnendu Mukherjee and Dr Arun Kumar Manglik. The academic activities included 5 Symposiums, 1 Industry session, 2 Debates, 3 Panel Discussions and 1 Mixed Bag session. A whole day Medicolegal Workshop was held on February 23, 2020. For the encouragement of our junior colleagues there were 2 free paper sessions with 9 participants and a Quiz with 7 teams. The Inauguration Ceremony was held on February 22, 2020. A beautiful inaugural song was performed by members of BOGS. The dignitaries were Dr Dibyendu Banerjee, Organizing Chairperson & President, BOGS, Dr Susanta Kumar Das, President, Bardhaman Society, Dr Subhendu Dasgupta, President, Durgapur Society, Dr Indranil Dutta, President, Kalyani Society, Dr Bhaskar Pal, Chairperson, Reception Committee & President Elect, BOGS and Dr M M Samsuzzoha, Organizing Secretary & Hony Secretary, BOGS. The program was anchored by Dr Debasmita Mandal and Dr Ranita Roychowdhury. A banquet dinner with Music by the delegates was held on February 22, 2020 at our own “Pratishruti”, Kolkata. Sixty delegates attended the gala party. During the valedictory, the prizes for the free paper competition and quiz were announced

Committee.by Dr Biswajyoti Dr Sneha Guha, Gond Chairperson, (MS PGT, Midnapur Scientific Committee & Dr Tulika Jha, Secretary, Scientific (PGT, RGKMCH, Kolkata) won the second prize andMCH) Dr won Saheli the Kapatfirst prize, (PGT, Dr Sambhunath Anumita Chandra Pandit Hospital, Kolkata) won the third prize. The quiz winners were Dr Dipanjan Bandhyapadhyay & Dr Paromita Roy (PGT, RG Kar, Kolkata), while the runners up were Dr Radhika Bharadwaj & Dr Sana Khan (PGT, North Bengal MCH). This was followed by a lucky draw conducted by Dr Mahua Bhattacharya and Dr Dipanwita Banerjee where there were many exciting gifts. At the end it was decided that the next Milan will be held at Bardhaman.

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FOGSI WOMENS DAY CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM: THE BOGS STORY: On 8th March, 2020 (International Women’s Day), BOGS participated in a Pan India breast and cervical cancer screening program organized by FOGSI, for women police and CRPF personnel and their lady family members. This program of BOGS was conducted with the co-operation of the Director General of Police (West Bengal) and CRPF (West Bengal). It was supported by Society of Midwives India and Rotary Club of

Bidhannagar Suresh Neotia Centre for Excellence, Bidhannagar CRPF Signal Battalion Mens Club, Barrackpore Womens P.S. AuditoriumCalcutta Kankurgachi and Khardah and P.S. was Auditorium. organized at five locations in and around Kolkata, namely: Alipore Bodyguard Lines Auditorium, by the Police/CRPF dignitaries of each respective centre, the clients were divided into 2 groups of a) 30-45 years and b) >45 years.There Theywere wereabout counseled 32 BOGS volunteersabout the need along for with screening PGTs who and were their allocated queries were to the answered five centres. by the After senior an initial BOGS briefmembers inauguration present. Thereafter individual examination was done. This included breast examination for all, VIA in the younger group and Pap smear in the older group. Post procedure counseling was done where necessary and appropriate referral centres were suggested. Various pertinent health related discussions continued while the screening ensued. At the completion of the program the slides were delivered to pathology department of IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital for reporting. The total number of women screened by BOGS was 354 (Alipore: 90, Bidhannagar - Suresh Neotia: 99, CRPF Bidhannagar: 48, Barrackpore: 76 & Khardah: 41).

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Webinar on Day to Day Obstetric & Gynaeco­logical Problems in Covid 19 Pandemic: In this period of social distancing and national lockdown a webinar was organized by BOGS in association with AICC RCOG East Zone on 27th April 2020 at 4.00 pm to discuss the effect of COVID 19 pandemic on day to day Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Dr Ashis Kumar Mukhopadhyay spoke on “Precautions to be taken in Hospitals, Private Clinics and also by HCWs keeping Covid -19 situation in mind”, Dr Seetha Ramamurthy Pal talked on “ANC during lockdown period, telephonic advice, rescheduling visits, investigations”; Dr Basab Mukherjee spoke on “Intranatal care - decision, procedures and precautions” and Dr M M Samsuzzoha talked on “Tackling Gynae Emergencies– Procedures & Precautions”. Thereafter Dr Amit Basu & Dr Tulika Jha moderated a Question & Answer session.

Webinar on Safe Motherhood and Critical Care in Obstetrics: A webinar was organized by Safe Motherhood Committee of BOGS on Safe Motherhood and Critical Care in Obstetrics on May 19, 2020 at 6.00 pm. Dr Arup Kumar Majhi spoke on “Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A nightmare”, Dr Sebanti Goswami talked on “RAADP (Routine Antenatal Anti D Prophylaxis)”. Dr Biswajyoti Guha then moderated a Panel discussion on “Critical Care in Obstetrics”. The panelists were Dr Susmita Chattopadhyay, Dr Mandira Dasgupta, Dr Sujata Datta, Dr Sharmishtha Ganguly and Dr Chayan Bhattacharyya.

Webinar on Infertility & Endometriosis: A webinar was organized by BOGS on May 10, 2020 at 4.00 pm on Infertility & Endometriosis. Dr Abhinibesh Chatterjee spoke on “GnRH, the gold standard for medical management of endometriosis”, Dr Sebanti Goswami talked on “Dienogest – A pearl of wisdom”; Dr M M Samsuzzoha spoke on “Management of Recurrent Endometriosis” and Dr Siddhartha Chattopadhyay talked on “Healing of Ailing Ovary with DHEA”. Following this Dr Amit Basu and Dr Tulika Jha moderated a Question & Answer session.

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World Environmental Day Celebration: On June 5, 2020, BOGS celebrated World Environmental Day. On this occasion trees were planted in the back garden of “Pratishruti” building and in many other places, with the symbolic idea of making the world green.

The 35th Dr Sudhir Chandra Bose Memorial Oration was held at “Pratishruti”, Salt Lake, Kolkata, on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 through a webinar. Dr Dhiman Ganguly, eminent Consultant Pulmonologist - Calcutta Heart Clinic & Hospital and G D Diabetic Institute spoke on

attended the oration at ‘Pratishruti’ maintaining strict social“Pulmonology distancing of whilePregnancy”. 67 BOGSians Ten BOGS attended office online. members

Webinar on “Safe and Legal Abortion in Clinical Practice”: A webinar on “Safe and Legal Abortion in Clinical Practice” was organized by the FOGSI MTP Committee and BOGS on Thursday July 2, 2020 at 5.00 pm. Dr Bharti Maheshwari spoke on “MTP Act, Documentation & Clinical Protocols”, Dr Seetha Ramamurthy Pal talked on “PC PNDT Act: A Discussion” and Dr Jayita Chakrabarti on “Post Abortal Contraception”. Following this Dr Basab Mukherjee moderated a panel discussion on “Safe & Legal Abortion Practice”. The panelists were Dr Avishek Bhadra, Dr Bipasa Sen, Dr Mahua Bhattacharyya, Dr Mariam Khanam and Dr Saktirupa Chakraborty.

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Doctors’ Day Celebration: “Pratishruti”, Salt Lake, Kolkata. On this occasion, BOGS organized a “BLOOD DONATION CAMP” in association with Life Care Blood Bank & Rotary Club of Calcutta BOGS Kankurgachi. celebrated Forty Doctors’ volunteers Day on (25 1st doctors July by and garlanding 15 staff Drmembers B C Roy’s and photomembers at ourof Rotary office Club of Calcutta, Kankurgachi) donated blood.

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Prof Amiya Kumar Prof K M Gun Prof Sunit Mukherjee Mukherjee

Dr Biswanath Das Dr Purvita Dam Dr Sourendra Kanta (Partha) Goswami

“Death has nothing to do with going away. The sun sets. The moon sets. But they are not gone” Anonymous The year 2020 has been very cruel. It has so far claimed several hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide several of whom were Covid warriors from our own fraternity. We

Amidst this disturbingdon’t even phase, know we when lost the six pandemic of our dear will BOGSiansfinally subside. to fate. In the past few months, stalwarts and former past Presidents namely Prof K M Gun, Prof Amiya Mukherjee and Prof Biswanath Das left us for their heavenly abode. We also lost the very respected Prof Sunit Mukherjee who had recently became a part of the BOGS family. Dr Sourendra Kanti (Partha) Goswami also left us suddenly. But perhaps the most shocking was the passing on of Dr Purvita Dam, a dynamic and bright gynaecologist, who left us too prematurely.

We deeply mourn their demise and convey our sincere condolences to their bereaved families. They may have left us but they will always dwell in our hearts.

“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will” Chuck Palahniuk

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